Voices of Concinnity
Biography Voices of Concinnity
Voices of Concinnity
Described by audience members as “silky smooth butter in musical form” and “voices like I imagine angels might sound,” Voices of Concinnity is Connecticut’s versatile professional vocal chamber ensemble illuminating the breadth and variety of choral music through innovative and artfully sung programming. Sponsored by Consonare Choral Community, Voices of Concinnity consists of 12 dedicated, seasoned choral artists from diverse backgrounds with a mission to connect with the community through exquisitely crafted, innovative choral programming that fosters inclusion, promotes collaboration, illuminates variety, and ensures affordable access.
Through the performance of choral repertoire dating from the Renaissance to the contemporary, Concinnity is dedicated to including and promoting works by historically excluded and living composers to show that choral music can be reflective of all in the community. Voices of Concinnity was founded in 2018 by Sarah Kaufold to cultivate affordable access for everyone to experience professional-level choral music and to curate an ensemble with flexible rehearsal schedules to include singers with varying career and family commitments. The word “concinnity” means the harmonious arrangement or fitting together of the different parts of something, which encapsulates Voices of Concinnity’s approach to ensemble singing. Concinnity focuses on individual expression within a unity of sound to create a harmonious, artful landscape of voices.
In the past five years, Concinnity has performed over 30 live performances across central and eastern Connecticut despite the pandemic, including on the stage at Carnegie Hall in New York City, and is gaining a robust following on social media from individual song recordings. Concinnity actively supports the creation of new choral music by commissioning composers, premiering new works, and creating the Choral Composer Amplify Project to help composers record their work. In addition to collaborating with many choral ensembles and composers, Concinnity has been the recipient of program grants from the Alfred Nash Paterson Fund, Connecticut Humanities, and the Marjorie Jolidan Fund.
